River

"River"

(originally by Joni Mitchell)

It's comin' on Christmas

They're cuttin' down trees

They're puttin' up reindeer

Singin' songs of joy and peace

Oh I wish I had a river

I could skate away on

But it don't snow here

It stays pretty green

Gonna make lots of money

Then I'm gonna quit this crazy scene

Oh I wish I had a river

I could skate a way on

I wish I had a river so long

I could teach my feet to fly

Oh I wish I had a river

I could skate away on

Oh I made my baby cry

She tried hard to help me

She put me at ease

She loved me so naughty

Made me weak in the knees

Oh I wish I had a river

I could skate a way on

But I'm so hard to handle

I'm selfish and I'm sad

And I've gone and lost

The best baby I ever had

Oh I wish I had a river

I could skate a way on

I wish I had a river so long

I could teach my feet to fly

Oh I wish I had a river

I could skate away on

I made my baby say goodbye

It's comin' on Christmas

They're cuttin' down trees

Puttin' up reindeer

Singin' songs of joy and peace

Oh I wish I had a river

I wish I had a river, yeah

I wish I had a river

I could skate away on

(Dum, dum, dum)

Merry, merry, merry Christmas (dum, dum, dum)

Merry, merry, merry Christmas (dum, dum, dum)

Merry, merry, merry Christmas (dum, dum, dum)

And have yourself a happy new year (dum, dum, dum)

Merry, merry, merry Christmas (dum, dum, dum)

Merry, merry, merry Christmas (dum, dum, dum)

Merry, merry, merry Christmas (dum, dum, dum)

And have yourself a happy new year (dum, dum, dum)

Merry, merry, merry Christmas (dum, dum, dum)

Merry, merry, merry Christmas (dum, dum, dum)

Merry, merry, merry Christmas (dum, dum, dum)

And have yourself a happy new year